Lobbying on for post of Rohtak PGIMS Director

Ravinder Saini

Tribune News Service

Rohtak, November 8

Doctors are lobbying hard for the post of the Director, Pt Bhagwat Dayal Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, for which interview has been scheduled for November 10 in Chandigarh.

Sources say the aspirants are contacting influential leaders of the BJP in the state and those of the RSS in Delhi.

In all, 16 doctors have been called for the interview. Of them, 10 are working in the PGIMS. Many of them had also applied for the post of the Vice-Chancellor, but could not make the cut.

Experience alone won’t count

Some of the aspirants were confident of being appointed to the post on the basis of their experience and academic record, but it did not work out. This time, they are exploring links of prominent leaders in Delhi. —A senior PGIMS doctor

The post of Director fell vacant in July following the retirement of Dr Rohtas Kanwar Yadav, who was given extension till October 17.

“The recent appointment of a Delhi-based doctor as the VC, Pt BD Sharma University of Health Sciences, has made the aspirants approach prominent leaders of the BJP and the RSS in Haryana and Delhi. Some of the aspirants, who were also contenders for the VC, were confident of being appointed to the post on the basis of their experience, academic record and proximity to local BJP leaders, but it did not work out,” said a senior PGIMS doctor.

This time, the doctor said, they were not just relying on their experience and local leaders. “They are exploring links of prominent leaders in Delhi to strengthen their claim.”

Another senior doctor said, “Since the newly appointed VC is an outsider, a local should be appointed as the Director as that person will be well-versed with matters pertaining to the PGIMS. Clean image and administrative experience should be kept in mind while appointing the Director.”

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